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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Physiol.
Sec. Exercise Physiology
Volume 16 - 2025 |
doi: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1491661
Comparison of Six-Week Flywheel and Traditional Resistance Training on Deceleration and Dynamic Balance in Elite Badminton Players
Provisionally accepted- Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
The study aimed to compare the effects of flywheel and traditional resistance training on the deceleration and dynamic balance performance of elite badminton players. Seventeen elite male badminton players (21.36 ± 2.10) volunteered to participate and were randomly assigned to either a flywheel resistance training group (FT: n = 8) or a traditional resistance training group (RT: n = 9). The FT group performed flywheel resistance training twice a week over 6 weeks; while the RT group undertook traditional resistance training for the same period. Deceleration and dynamic balance performance were assessed at baseline and after the intervention by measuring the performance of dynamic posture stability index (DPSI) test, 5-0-5 COD test, deceleration deficit (DD) test, and isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) test. Repeated-measures ANOVA revealed that after the intervention there was a significant time × group interaction for DPSI of both legs and peak force of IMTP (p < 0.05, partial η2 = 0.420-0.792) due to the better performance observed at post-test compared with a pre-test for the FT group (partial η2 = 0.475-0.916), and the improvement was higher than that of the RT group. The change in DD test and COD test did not differ between FT and RT (p ＞ 0.05), but the magnitude of with-group improvement in DD for FT (partial η2 = 0.251) was higher than that of RT (partial η2 = 0.110). This pilot study demonstrates that, compared to traditional resistance training, flywheel resistance training enhances deceleration performance and improves dynamic balance in elite badminton players.
Keywords: flywheel resistance training, deceleration deficit, dynamic posture stability, Badminton athletes, strength training
Received: 05 Sep 2024; Accepted: 24 Jan 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Shiwen Tan, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
Zijie Zhang, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
Shiwei Jing, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
Zhihui Zhou, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
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